Introducing She is Fierce

Hello!

Well, we have finally reached our last stamp set of the June release :)  All five sets will be available to buy from 9am tomorrow and I hope that you have seen something that you like!  Today is the turn of a fabulous set designed by Donna Gray.  She is Fierce is an A5 set featuring female faces that have been made from Donna's hand carved designs - they are really striking and I have loved working with them!

Here are just a few of my makes:

I have simply heat embossed, watercoloured and cut out the girl and attached her to a watercoloured background.  I used our Birds in Flight stencil to add the bird detail.

I used our Sunray stencil on this card along with our Small Print sentiments which are another new set from this release.  The girl is coloured with pencils.

The DT have had LOTS of fun with this stamp set so please check out their inspiring makes on their blogs and instagram:

Donna Gray

Natalie Seddons

Sam Squires

Cornelia Wenokor

Samantha Read

Shona Chambers

Jane Taylor

I hope that you like She is Fierce:

Tomorrow is release day so I shall be back again with more designs from our fab new stamps!  I will also be on Hochanda at 3pm so tune in to see me demo with some of these designs :)

See you then,

Sarah x

AAA Cards

Hello!

I hope that you are staying safe and staying creative during these strange times....I am just popping in with a quick card that I have made for the current challenge at AAA Cards where the theme is made in minutes with an optional twist of stencil.  I am delighted to be the sponsor for this challenge which is one of my favourites in blogland :)

Here is the card that I have made to play along using our Sunray stencil and stamps from our Serenity set:

It really was made in minutes with the sunray being inked along the bottom edge and then stamped over.  Hopefully it is a calming and hopeful image.

I am also excited to say that I will be bringing the products that I have used on this card to Hochanda on Saturday for my first ever show!  Keep everything crossed for me :)

 

In the meantime, though, do take time to play along at AAA Cards.  You have until 11 April to take part.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Sponsoring AAA Card Challenge

Hello!

I love the CAS card challenges that AAA Cards set for us and I am delighted to say that I am sponsoring the current challenge:

I decided to use the sweet angel from our Folksy Christmas set and added our sunray stencil behind her.  Using sparkle pens to watercolour the image has given it some shimmer :)

The prize is £15 credit for our store www.funkyfossil.co.uk!

As it is a one layer card I shall also link up at Inkspirational.  

I hope you like the card.  These are the products that I used:

 

Thanks as always for stopping by,

Sarah x

New DT announcement!

Hello!

I have been excited to share the news with you that Funky Fossil now has a Design Team and they are super talented.  I am very lucky to have such great friends and crafters supporting my little stamp and stencil business!

Let me introduce you to them and some of their wonderful designs.  Head over to their blog or insta account to see more inspiration - they each have a discount code to share with you :)

Jane Taylor from Purple Jet Loves Crafts: 

Shona Chambers from Twine Around:

Cornelia Wenokor from Fun Stamping:

Natalie Seddons from www.instagram.com/momma_sedds/

Samantha Squires from A Crafting Niche:

Aren't all of these samples gorgeous?!  Do check out their blogs and insta to see some more inspiring makes and access their discount codes.  The products that they have used are:

      

 

Thanks for stopping by, Sarah x

AAA Birthday #4

Hello!

We are starting another monthly AAA Birthday challenge and this one is for the boys :)

I knew exactly which stencil I wanted to use for this card:

I sponged through my surfer stencil with black acrylic paint and then used the mask to cover him up while I inked my sunray stencil in the background.  A few touches with my white posca paint pain added some highlights to the image.

I shall also link up at The Male Room Challenge where the theme is Surf's Up.

The rest of the DT have fab birthday cards to inspire you this month over at AAA Birthday. I hope you will take the time to play along with us :)

Sarah x

CAS Coffee

Hello!

I have a card to share today that I made for the current challenge over at Less is More where the theme is Beverages.  Of course it features my stencils :)

I simply inked round the edge of my coffee cup aperture stencil and added the sunray stencil.  The sentiment is from Altenew.

I hope you like my fun and simple design.....you can find both of the stencils in my online store, www.funkyfossil.co.uk

   

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Sunshine and clouds

Hello!

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and, if in the UK, had a lovely Mothers Day!  I have spent the day with my sweet mum...it has been a wet day but we have crafted and laughed all day :) 

I have made a card inspired by both Inkspirational where the cue is Clouds and at Less is More where the challenge theme is Shine a Light.  This is made with 2 stencils:

I will link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge as well where Anything Goes.

I simply inked through clouds to create a cloudy sky and cut round the edge.  I popped the cloudy panel up over the stencilled sunrays to add some dimension.

I used a couple of stencils to create this card and they are both available to buy at www.funkyfossil.co.uk.  There is currently 15% off everything in store until midday on 1 April when you use the code MUM15.

    

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Lots of Sunshine

Hello!

Have you been enjoying a glorious weekend of sunshine?  I have been loving this warm weather and when I did seek some shelter in my craft room was obviously inspired by the summer sun....

I used my sunray stencil on a panel of white card and used distress oxides - Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral and Fossilised Amber to create the rays.  I die cut the lovely Hello Sunshine from Stamplorations out of black card 4 times and layered them up to give a chunky effect before clear embossing.  I shall link up at Inkspirational where the photo inspiration is:

I shall also link up at Just Us Girls where the theme is Anything Goes.

While I had the distress oxides out I decided to ink up my mandala stencil.  I inked it up three times and cut elements from the top two layers to give lots of dimension.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.  I shall link this card up at Time Out where our theme is Warm.  I shall also link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes this week.

The stencils that I have used today are available in my Folksy shop:

   

Thanks for stopping by!

Sarah x